LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Heye P.
Coaster on rocks A VESSEL on the rocks at Prawle Point was reported to the honorary secretary of Salcombe lifeboat station by Prawle Point Coastguard at 2233 on Sunday December 16, 1979. Less than ten minutes later Salcombe's 47ft Watson...
A Boat (1)
Walmer, Kent.—At 12.50 on the after- noon of the 12th of May, 1957, the Deal coastguard reported that a small boat needed help one mile south-east of the coastguard station. At one o'clock the life-boat, Thomas Markby, on temporary duty...
A Yacht (1)
EMPTY YACHT FOUND AFTER COMBINED SEARCH Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. At 2.10 on the afternoon of the 14th June, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a message had been received from the no. 1 pilot vessel Sir Thomas...
Mr Erskine Childers
It is also with great regret that we record the death of His Excellency the President of Ireland, Mr Erskine Hamilton Childers. The condolences of the Institution have been conveyed to his widow and the RNLI was represented at the funeral in...
Category: Obituaries
Ocean Starlight
Mallaig, Inverness-shire - At 1.40 a.m. on 19th March, 1969, the honorary secretary learnt that the fishing boat Ocean Starlight was ashore on the rocks at the entrance to Mallaig harbour. The life-boat E. M. M. Gordon Cubbin slipped her...
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Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 3.45 on the afternoon of the 8th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorarysecretary that a boy was trapped in a cave at Point Giltar. There was a strong south-westerly wind with a moderate sea and a heavy...
Manx Girl
Fleetwood, Lancashire.—At 5.30 P.M.
on the 2nd October the police reported that flares had been shown by a motor boat. A strong S.W. gale was blowing, the sea was rough, and there was a terrific rain storm. The motor...
Lone Star
At midday on the 27th January some of the life-boat crew saw a man in a canoe making his way down channel. A squally N.W.
breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea. ' Although the man appeared to be in no need of...
Thanks to our courageous community
Volunteers, their family and friends came together for a special awards ceremony in June, which recognised the bravery and years of service they have given to the RNLI community. Crews from Girvan and Troon (pictured below) were met with a...
Category: Articles
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ANOTHER SNOW-BOUND TOWN HELPED Portpatrick, Wigtownshire.—On the 14th of March, 1947, when the Portpatrick district was snowbound and food was short, the motor life-boat Jeanie Spiers went to Stranraer to fetch bread and other provisions....